Month: January 2021
Twitch deletes PogChamp emote because it’s now the face of ‘further violence’
Twitch banned the popular PogChamp emote Wednesday after the person depicted in it published tweets “encouraging further violence” following a riot at the US Capitol. “We’ve made the decision to remove the PogChamp emote following statements from the face of the emote encouraging further violence after what took place in…
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Stealthy cross-platform malware could dispossess you of your crypto holdings Cryptocurrency
As Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have once again reached record highs, a group of cybercriminals has been working for the past 12 months on a marketing campaign that uses custom malware to steal the contents of users’ crypto wallets. The operation was discovered by Intezer Labs and it has been…
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President Trump Just Used Social Media To Attempt A Coup
BuzzFeed News; Tasos Katopodis / Getty Images; Bill Clark / Getty Images As rioters stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday, President Donald Trump clung to his last vestiges of power: his social media accounts. Wounded, embarrassed, and powerless to change the outcome of the election, the 45th President of the…
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Score premium NBN 50 for just AU$59.99p/m in this killer Internode deal Fibre optics
Changing internet providers might seem like a bit of a hassle, but Internode is making a compelling case for you to make the switch this new year. Internode has slashed the price of its NBN 50 plan, with an introductory price of just AU$59.99 a month for your first six…
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Facebook locks out Donald Trump for 24 hours
Facebook is also imposing new restrictions on Donald Trump. The social network said that it will bar the president from posting to his page for the next 24 hours. The company cited “two policy violations” as reason for its decision.“We've assessed tw… Source
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Facebook and Instagram ban Trump for 24 hours
Facebook has blocked President Trump from posting on the site for 24 hours, the company said Wednesday evening. The decision comes after the company already removed posts he made in support of the pro-Trump mob that attacked the US Capitol on Wednesday. “We’ve assessed two policy violations against President Trump’s…
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